Oh take me to thy heart again
Language: English
Oh take me to thy heart again! I never more will grieve thee, All joys are fled and hope is dead If I indeed must leave thee. Forgive the wild and angry words This wayward heart hath spoken. I did not dream those cherished chords So lightly could be broken. I think how very sad and lone This life would be without thee. For all the joys my heart hath known Are closely twined about thee. Oh teach me to subdue the pride That wounded thee so blindly, And be once more the gentle guide Who smiled on me so kindly. Then take me to thy heart again! I never more will grieve thee, All joys are fled and hope is dead If I indeed must leave thee.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Michael William Balfe (1808 - 1870), "Oh take me to thy heart again" [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-11-28
Line count: 20
Word count: 128